Duran R, Reis R A, Almeida O M, de-Mello M C, de-Mello F G
Laboratório de Neuroquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Braz J Med Biol Res. 1995 Jan;28(1):100-7.
Domoic acid (DOM), 1 to 50 microM, a glutamate agonist responsible for several neurological effects such as loss of memory and confusion, induced the death of cultured neurons of chick embryonic retina, in a concentration- and Ca(2+)-dependent manner. This effect was blocked by 100 microM CNQX, a competitive antagonist of the non-NMDA receptor, but not by 10 microM MK-801, a non-competitive antagonist of the NMDA receptor. DOM also induced inositol triphosphate (ip3) accumulation 4 to 7 times above basal levels. This effect was also dependent on external Ca2+ and was entirely blocked by 100 microM CNQX, but not by 10 microM MK-801. These results suggest that DOM interaction with non-NMDA glutamate receptors mediates signal transduction with ip3 accumulation and cell death.
软骨藻酸(DOM),浓度为1至50微摩尔,是一种谷氨酸激动剂,会引发多种神经效应,如记忆丧失和意识混乱,它以浓度和钙离子(Ca(2+))依赖的方式诱导鸡胚视网膜培养神经元死亡。这种效应可被100微摩尔的CNQX(一种非NMDA受体的竞争性拮抗剂)阻断,但不能被10微摩尔的MK-801(一种NMDA受体的非竞争性拮抗剂)阻断。DOM还诱导肌醇三磷酸(IP3)积累至基础水平以上4至7倍。这种效应也依赖于细胞外钙离子,并且完全被100微摩尔的CNQX阻断,但不能被10微摩尔的MK-801阻断。这些结果表明,DOM与非NMDA谷氨酸受体的相互作用通过IP3积累和细胞死亡介导信号转导。